"School Bus" - original by Ted

[Ted]

School Bus
(c) 2010 Ted Johnson, Ron Besore, Jon Morse

Recorder: Micro BR
All Instruments/voices: Ted
Drums: Micro BR, HipHop Kit
Guitars: Telecaster, Yamaha Acoustic
Bass: Michael Kelly acoustic
Sound Effects gathered from FreeSound.org
A few tweaks were done in Audacity.

The wheels of the bus go round and round.
The back of her head goes down and up and down.
The horn of the bus goes beep beep beep.
Maybe there's a better place to put my feet.

Takin' a ride on the school bus.
Takin' a ride on the school bus.
Takin' a ride on the school bus.
Takin' a ride on the school bus.

The lady on the bus says, Get me off.
One at a time ma'am, I'm almost at my stop.
The parents of the kids all go berserk
Hearing about their tax dollars at work.

Takin' a ride on the school bus.
Takin' a ride on the school bus.
Takin' a ride on the school bus driver.

All through the town.
All through the town.
All through the town.
All through the town.

The wheels of the bus go round and round.
The back of her head goes down and up and down.
The springs on the bus go squeak squeak squeak.
There's some kind of jerk acting up in the back seat.

Takin' a ride on the school bus. (etc.)

All through the town. (etc.)

A couple of years ago a friend of mine handed this idea over to me with a couple of lines and the chorus. I didn't think it was my kind of song.

But then...

My juvenile prurient mind went to work.

[Gnasty]

Wow!  i have to admit when i heard the first line i thought ...oh no are we gonna do the whole nursery rhyme? But as i listened on it`s got a great bluegrass countryish feel and the chorus rocks.

This is a very good example of taking a risk on something and making it work. I like the stoppage with the springs, bus and children sound effects and how it rocks back into it. This is well thought out.

Wicked job guys!!!

[Oldrottenhead]

jings crivvens and help ma boab braw tell yer maw fmgwabp running out of superlatives.

BOSS.

[Gritter]

wicked and tight - Klark Kent kinda thang...too kool!

[Bluesberry]

First all, great, great music here.  Your vocals are deadly.  I am seriously digging this Ted.  You are just getting warmed up man, look out.  Your Tele sounds very cool, very big full production for so few instruments.  Is that you playing with the volume knob and/or tone knob for those swells.  Great song Ted.  Now get on to your 2nd song for the month of November. 

[Gnasty]

Listening to this again and its growing on me...I forgot to mention that your vocals are incredible Ted.

I wish i had your range and capabilities.

[fenderbender]

 
what a clever song --class

love the vocals and guitar work
perfecto

[lectric]

YOU A WILD AND CRAZY GUY. And in this case its a good thing. Everything, lyrics,vox,music,effects,arrangment outstanding. And its free WOW what a deal. Thanks for making my day Ted...Ted

[cuthbert]

Ted, this has got such a dynamic sound - and I agree with BB, the production is really full.  And Freesound is great, isn't it?

You knocked it out of the park with this one! 

[SE]

Just sounds magic, great idea, so well conceived excellent guitar and vox, love,in it!!!